NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in North Carolina

977 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Carolina, 9 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Durham have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 5 of 20.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Charlotte has the most, 175

  1. Charlotte175
  2. Durham79
  3. Raleigh63
  4. Winston Salem55
  5. Asheville45

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in North Carolina

  1. Richard Culpepper, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011275589434
  2. Danielle Cummings, MDFort Bragg, NC 283101912408352
  3. Walton Curl, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011679581946
  4. Brian Curtin, MDCharlotte, NC 282071225179526
  5. Mark Curzan, M.D.Cary, NC 275181902870116
  6. Paul Cutting, M.D.Asheville, NC 288051619045820
  7. Donald D'Alessandro, MDCharlotte, NC 282071093798332
  8. Alberto D'Empaire, M.D.Tarboro, NC 278861316924780
  9. Laurence Dahners, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991528167343
  10. Jeffrey Daily, MDMonroe, NC 281121619950771
  11. Christopher Daley, MDRutherford College, NC 286711174577407
  12. Peter Dalldorf, MDGreensboro, NC 274081013956457
  13. Stewart Dalton, MDBurlington, NC 272151457848467
  14. Bruce Darden, MDCharlotte, NC 282071780666172
  15. David Dare, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121689964744
  16. Husam Darwish, MDDurham, NC 277101033384953
  17. Amal Das, MDHendersonville, NC 287911316921901
  18. Stephen David, M.D.Arden, NC 287041982644225
  19. Benjamin Davis, M.D.Arden, NC 287041124481379
  20. William Davis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071710960802
  21. Snow Daws, M.D.Kernersville, NC 272841407176282
  22. William De Araujo, M.D.Goldsboro, NC 275341750361747
  23. Gregory Dean, MDGreensboro, NC 274011639116684
  24. Brian Delay, MDHuntersville, NC 280781265414007
  25. Joseph Dement, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011730182593
  26. Gurvinder Deol, MDRaleigh, NC 276101467487025
  27. James Deorio, M.D.Durham, NC 277031235129081
  28. Charles Depaolo, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031861554305
  29. Daniel Derosa, DOLaurinburg, NC 283521831483627
  30. Leon Dickerson, MDCharlotte, NC 282071861474660
  31. Marcy DickeyLincolnton, NC 280921407948664
  32. Milan Digiulio, MDCary, NC 275131538125950
  33. Marcus Dilallo, MDRaleigh, NC 276141033614946
  34. Zachary Diltz, MDWilmington, NC 284031922561174
  35. Thomas Dimmig, M.D.Durham, NC 277041073598868
  36. Darius Divina, DOLouisburg, NC 275491366544843
  37. Michael Dockery, MDCharlotte, NC 282621801870381
  38. Reid Draeger, MDChapel Hill, NC 275141477714947
  39. Marcus Duda, MDGreensboro, NC 274011124065172
  40. Raymond Duffett, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571740270990
  41. Evan Dugdale, MDCharlotte, NC 282071386104271
  42. Josiah Duke, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341285628719
  43. Mark Dumonski, M.D.Greensboro, NC 274081629224688
  44. Byron Dunaway, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771043202575
  45. Howard Dunaway, MDCharlotte, NC 282071538141551
  46. David Dupuy, MDPineville, NC 281341861474603
  47. Shakeel Durrani, MDAsheboro, NC 272031891834818
  48. Mark Easley, M.D.Durham, NC 277101790872430
  49. Travis Eason, M.D.Statesville, NC 286771336672534
  50. Robert Eaton, MDBrevard, NC 287121962413435

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Carolina ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan9.6
  2. North Dakota9.4
  3. Montana9.3
  4. North Carolina9.0
  5. Nebraska8.9
  6. District of Columbia8.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.2% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. North Carolina80.2%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file784 of 977 · 80.2% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file677 · 69.3% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more524 · 53.6% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 677 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

977 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 9 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 175 of them (18%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Michigan962
  2. Illinois995
  3. Ohio921
  4. Georgia753

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nebraska8.9
  2. District of Columbia8.8
  3. Montana9.3
  4. North Dakota9.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.